Effectiveness Monitoring Committee
ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING COMMITTEE
The Effectiveness Monitoring Committee (EMC) was formed in 2014 by the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (Board). The Board sought to create an independent committee to assess the efficacy of the Forest Practice Rules and other related laws and regulations. As an advisory body to the Board, the EMC helps implement an effectiveness monitoring program that provides an active feedback loop to policymakers, managers, agencies, and the public by soliciting robust scientific research that addresses the effectiveness of these laws at meeting resource objectives and ecological performance measures related to AB 1492.
The EMC includes representatives from academia, industry, state agencies, consulting firms, and non-profit agencies. This diverse membership reflects representatives from a wide range of California’s natural resources, including water quality, geology, wildlife, and forestry. EMC meetings occur quarterly and are open to the public. Meetings are held in Redding, Ukiah, and Sacramento and may be attended in person or are available through a webinar. Meeting registration information is posted at least ten days in advance of the meeting on the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection’s webpage under “Upcoming Webinars”.
MISSION, GOALS, AND GUIDING DOCUMENTS
- Effectiveness Monitoring Committee Charter
- 2022 EMC Strategic Plan
- 2022 EMC Annual Report and Workplan
PROJECT APPLICANTS
- California Grants Portal – EMC Application Information
- 2023/24 Request for Research Proposals: Deadline May 24, 2023
- EMC Project Initial Concept Proposal Template
- EMC Completed Research Assessment
- Effectiveness Monitoring Committee Themes and Critical Monitoring Questions
- Crosswalk: EMC-supported projects, Research Themes, and Critical Monitoring Questions Matrix
- Priorities Received From Boards, Departments, and Agencies
STAFF MEMBERS
Kristina Wolf, Environmental Scientist
The EMC includes representatives from academia, industry, state agencies, consulting firms, and non-profit agencies. The current EMC memberships may be viewed in the following downloadable PDF: Members and Term Expiration
2023 Meeting Materials
- February 2023 EMC Meeting Agenda
- 2a. EMC Members and Open Seats
- 2c. EMC Grant Guidelines 2023-24 DRAFT
- 3a. EMC-2017-008 Final CRA Dec 2022
- 3-i. EMC Project Liaison Guidelines DRAFT
- 3-ii. EMC Project Assignments and Status 2023-02-15
- 3-iii. CA Forestry Report Post-Fire Salvage Logging
- 4. Research Themes Critical Questions DRAFT 2023-01-31
- 5. EMC-2017-002 S. Stanish Presentation
- 6. EMC Annual Report and Workplan 2022 DRAFT 2023-01-31
- 8. EMC-2017-006 R. York Presentation
- 9a. Jonathan Meurer Letter
- 9b. Jonathan Meurer Resume Redacted
EMC MEETING MATERIAL ARCHIVES
EMC-SUPPORTED MONITORING PROJECTS
EMC News
The next EMC meeting will be fully virtual and is scheduled for Wednesday, June 7th at 9:30 AM: REGISTER HERE
2023/2024 REQUEST FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS
The EMC’s 2023/24 Request for Proposals has been released and is due on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. The EMC funds robust scientific research aimed at testing the efficacy of the California Forest Practice Rules (FPRs) and other natural resource protection statutes, laws, codes, and associated regulations. The EMC creates an active feedback loop to policymakers, managers, agencies, and the public by facilitating the transfer of research results to inform policy by working with Project Investigators to produce white papers, publish scientific reports and journal articles, and present policy implications to the Board for consideration. The FPRs and related policies and regulations address a variety of natural resource issues including, but not limited to, watershed science, wildlife concerns, and wildfire hazard.
Initial Concept Proposals are due on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. Please review the EMC’s 2023/24 Grant Guidelines or the California Grants Portal – EMC Application Information in detail before submitting your application.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
The Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (Board) seeks to fill vacancies on the Effectiveness Monitoring Committee (EMC). The Call for Applications will be open until all seats are filled.
EMC Links
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Agreement Number |
Project ID, Amount Funded over < 3 years |
Primary Investigator(s) & Affiliation[s] |
Project Liaison(s) |
Project Title |
Project Files |
| 9CA05659 |
EMC-2021-003 $448,510 |
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Evaluating the Response of Native Pollinators to Fuel-Reduction Treatments in Managed Conifer Forests |
Funding encumbered June 2022 |
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9CA04802 |
EMC-2019-005 $56,200 |
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Sediment Monitoring and Fish Habitat – San Vicente Accelerated Wood Recruitment |
Project funding disencumbered after term expiration; alternative research plan results expected 2023 |
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9CA04824 |
EMC-2019-003 $156,665 |
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Fuel Treatments and Hydrologic Implications in the Sierra Nevada |
Final deliverables and Completed Research Assessment expected 2023 |
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9CA04801 |
EMC-2019-002 $68,168 |
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Evaluating Treatment Longevity and Maintenance Needs for Fuel Reduction Projects Implemented in the Wildland Urban Interface of Plumas County |
Completed Research Assessment expected 2023 |
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9CA04453 |
EMC-2018-006 $694,371 |
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Effectiveness of Class II Watercourse and Lake Protection Zone (WLPZ) Forest Practice Rules (FPRs) and Aquatic Habitat Conservation Plan (AHCP) Riparian Prescriptions at Maintaining or Restoring Canopy Closure, Stream Water Temperature, and Primary Productivity |
Final report and Completed Research Assessment expected 2023 |
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9CA04452 |
EMC-2018-003 $101,802 |
|
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Alternative Meadow Restoration |
Final results expected spring 2023 |
n/a* |
EMC-2017-012 |
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Assessment of Night-Flying Forest Pest Predator Communities on Demonstration State Forests – with Monitoring across Seral Stages and Silvicultural Prescriptions |
Final results expected 2025 |
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9CA04087 |
EMC-2017-008 $108,986 |
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Do Forest Practice Rules Minimize Fir Mortality from Root Disease and Bark Beetle Interactions |
Project Complete; two refereed publications and final Completed Research Assessment expected 2023 |
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9CA04019 |
EMC-2017-007 $71,278 |
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The Life Cycle of Dead Trees and Implications for Management |
Project Complete; final report in revision and Completed Research Assessment expected 2023 |
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9CA04020 |
EMC-2017-006 $114,844 |
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Tradeoffs among Riparian Buffer Zones, Fire Hazard, and Species Composition in the Sierra Nevada |
Results expected early 2023 |
|
n/a* |
EMC-2017-002 $1200 |
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Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest Post-Fire Automated Bird Recorders Study |
Progress report expected early 2023 |
|
8CA03685 |
EMC-2017-001 $192,251 |
|
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Effects of Forest Stand Density Reduction on Nutrient Cycling and Nutrient Transport at the Caspar Creek Experimental Watershed |
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8CA03680 |
EMC-2016-003 $700,000 |
|
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Road Rules Effectiveness at Reducing Mass Wasting (Repeat LiDAR Surveys to Detect Landslides) |
Results expected mid-2023 |
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n/a* |
EMC-2016-002 *no associated funding |
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Post-fire Effectiveness of the Forest Practice Rules in Protecting Water Quality on Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest |
Project Complete; additional publication(s) expected 2023 |
|
n/a* |
EMC-2015-004 ‡see funding associated with EMC-2015-002
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Effectiveness of Road Rules in Reducing Hydrologic Connectivity and Significant Sediment Discharge |
See EMC-2015-002 Project Complete and Closed |
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8CA03685 |
EMC-2015-002 $55,835 |
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Forest Practice Rules Implementation and Effectiveness Monitoring (FORPRIEM) ver. 2.0. |
Project Complete and Closed |
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8CA03650 |
EMC-2015-001 $221,271 |
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Class II Large Watercourse Study: Multiscale Investigation of Perennial Flow and Thermal Influence of Headwater Streams into Fish Bearing Systems |
Project Complete; additional publication(s) expected 2023 |
* No associated EMC funding
† project liaisons were introduced in 2020, and some projects were completed prior to assignment of liaisons.
‡ funding linked through associated EMC funded project Updated January 10, 2023